Rural population, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Rural population, male was 20.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Upper middle income, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Upper middle income is 20.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Upper middle income peaked at 34.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2015.
That places Upper middle income 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.5% | — |
| 1985 | 32.6% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.5% | 32.6% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.1% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 24.7% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.2% | 22.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 31 Timor-Leste 34.4% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.3% compare
- 33 Sudan 33.4% compare
- 34 Viet Nam 33.2% compare
- 35 Rwanda 33.1% compare
- 36 Mozambique 32.8% compare
- 37 Grenada 32.7% compare
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Upper middle income?
- Rural population, male in Upper middle income was 20.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2015.
- How does Upper middle income rank for rural population, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.